The Knoxville Fire Department (KFD) will hold their Memorial Service Honoring Fallen Firefighters at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 4 at the Firefighter Memorial Park in front of the KFD's Headquarters Fire Station on Summit Hill Drive.
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, Fire Chief Stan Sharp, KFD firefighters, and the family and friends of those who are being remembered during the ceremony will be in attendance.
This annual ceremony honors the 24 Knoxville firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty since 1885 and also honors the memory of the 11 retired KFD firefighters who passed away during the past year.